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Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney Every year, in the thick of August, I stumble on a beautiful book that completely matches my mood. It happened again with Conversations with Friends, a perfect book that…

Here’s a confession: when a book’s description mentions how it takes place in 18something, my eyes immediately glaze over from anticipated boredom. Same goes for anything that takes place during any war be it Civil,…

Disclosure: I adore Carrie Mesrobian. She is my one of my very favorite Twitterers. Also, we like to watch the music-themed soap opera “Nashville” together — she on her couch in a northern Twin Cities…

Earlier this year author Sherman Alexie asked authors all over the country to take part Small Business Saturday (the day after Black Friday (and all these official names for shopping kind of makes me want…